The state board of education approved a comprehensive plan to guide school districts on evidence-based math instruction.
Illinois wisely scrapped a proposal that could well have violated a 1988 state Supreme Court ruling.
The tax now has been challenged in court.
The proposed amendments would allow greater housing density, eliminate garage mandates and reduce approval hurdles for new developments.
IFT represents educators in more than 200 districts across Illinois. But teachers’ zip codes dictate how much support they actually get from the union.
Illinois drivers have only a short window to comment on a $26.5 billion capital plan that includes the largest passenger tollway hike in state history.
Many public schools in Illinois charge for things such as textbooks and field trips. The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program could help Illinois families with those costs.
Federal changes in work requirements have played a role.
The governor has financially supported political committees in Illinois and across the nation.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers have increased lawmaker pay while approving budgets that raised taxes on Illinoisans.
Of its own officers and employees, 83 made over $100,000.
Lawmakers demand honest pricing from businesses but fail to acknowledge poor budgeting practices on their end.